Bloomberg anchor displays bitcoin on TV, immediately gets robbed by viewer Published time: December 24, 2013 20:13 Edited time: December 24, 2013 20:43 Get short URL Still from Bloomberg TV Tags Crime , Global economy , Hacking , Information Technology , Internet , Security , USA Bloomberg TV provided viewers with an important lesson in digital currency when one of its anchors had a gift card stolen while showing it during a live broadcast. On Friday, December 20, Matt Miller surprised his two fellow anchors – Adam Johnson and Trish Regan – with bitcoin gift certificates during his “12 Days of Bitcoin” segment. Johnson then flashed his certificate on the screen for roughly 10 seconds - more than enough time for a Reddit user to scan the digital QR code with his phone and take the gift for himself. The user, who goes by the name “milywaymasta,” took to Reddit to explain wha...